Corkickle Brake
Over the top! This is the view from the upper level of the Corkickle Brake, the last rope worked standard gauge incline in the UK, which only closed in 1986. Originally built for colliery traffic it lay disused from the 1920s but was refurbished in 1955 to service the Marchon chemical works. The Whitehaven to St Bees railway still runs below along the line in front of the houses. The slightly clear area to the right of the picture was the BR exchange sidings. More information on this fascinating railway can be found on the excellent Cumbria Railways Site
Location: Corkickle Brake
Original line: Whitehaven Colliery Company
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 08/03/2018
Image number: 63255
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